Mary Elizabeth BLANKENSHIP

HAIRSTON.org ID#609, b. 20 February 1880, d. 16 March 1923
Father*John BLANKENSHIP1 b. a 1862
Mother*Sena HIGDON2 b. a 1855
Birth*Mary Elizabeth BLANKENSHIP was born on 20 February 1880 in Louisiana.3,4 
She was the daughter of John BLANKENSHIP and Sena HIGDON.1,2 
Census 1880Mary Elizabeth BLANKENSHIP appeared on the 1880 census of John BLANKENSHIP on 1 June 1880 in Ward 5, Union Parish, Louisiana; John Blankenship 18 (parents born in Alabama), wife Sena 25 (she had been married to a Mr. Taylor and had 4 children; Benjamin 8, Allen 6, Travis 4 and Robert 3) and John and Sena's new daughter Mary, born in February 1880.2

Marriage*Mary Elizabeth BLANKENSHIP married Augustus G. SMITH, son of James Kesiah SMITH and Charlotte Ruth GRISHAM, on 6 February 1896 in Quachita Parrish, Louisiana.3,5 
Census 1900Mary Elizabeth BLANKENSHIP appeared on the 1900 census of Augustus G. SMITH on 23 June 1900 in District 92, West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; G A Smith 28 (a carpenter), Mary E Smith 20 wife (married for 4 years), Stacy B Smith 2 daughter, Ora M Smith 12 daughter.3

Census 1910Mary Elizabeth BLANKENSHIP appeared on the 1910 census of Augustus G. SMITH on 16 April 1910 in Ward 6, District 56, Houston, Harris County, Texas; Augustus Smith 39 hardware proprietor, Mary Smith 30, Stacie Smith 12, Ora Smith 10, Verbenia Smith 5 and Augustus's brother-in-law Joe Blankenship.6

Residence*Mary Elizabeth BLANKENSHIP lived on 16 February 1922 in 160 Forrest Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Death*She died on 16 March 1923 in Baptist Hospital, Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at age 43.1,4
Burial*She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.7

 

Family

Augustus G. SMITH b. 20 Aug 1871
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S51] Death Certificate.
  2. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S3234] Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S3110] Louisiana Marriages Records, 1851-1900, Provo Utah, Ancestry.com.
  6. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S256] Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
Last Edited27 Nov 2023